Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Zeg niets: Moord en verraad in Noord-Ierland by Patrick Radden Keefe

109 reviews

tracey1981's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A meticulously-researched well-written book about the disappearance and murder of a mother of ten that brings to light many aspects of The Troubles in Northern Ireland and key players in same. I was impressed by the empathy, nuance, and broad-mindedness of the author. In a story where it would be easy to paint a picture of pure heroes and evil villains, the author frames a much more complex narrative about what moves people to political violence. Quite an accomplishment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence and Child abuse

emmanem's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, War, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder and Kidnapping

rebekistan's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Violence and Eating disorder

cassimiranda's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Rape, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Trafficking, War, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

laura_keoski's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, War, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, and Colonisation

Minor: Mental illness, Excrement, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder

proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

2.0

Patrick Radden Keefe tar avstamp i bortförandet av 38-åriga änkan Jean McConville i december 1972. Hennes tio barn återstår henne aldrig. Att det var IRA som låg bakom hennes försvinnande var tydligt, men vad hade Jean egentligen gjort? Keefe redogör sedan för stora delar av IRA:s historia och terror, i den mån han kunnat gräva fram uppgifter.

Vi får lära känna flera personer och det är inte lätt att hålla reda på alla, eller vem som är vem. För mig blir systrarna Dolours och Marian Price mest minnesvärda. Deras engagemang i Provisoriska IRA, "provos", beskrivs detaljerat, men även deras liv efteråt. Gerry Adams och Brendan Hughes är två andra huvudpersoner, där Adams ständigt förnekat sin inblandning i IRA. Denna våldsamma konflikt mellan den protestantiska, lojalistiska sidan respektive den katolska, republikanska sidan pågick mestadels under 1960-1990-talen, men har efterverkningar än idag. 

Eftersom det här är en slags reportagebok så har den inget rakt händelseförlopp och många gånger känner jag bara att namn, grupperingar och årtal snurrar runt i mitt huvud. Det finns definitivt intressanta och till och med spännande delar, men för det mesta är jag förvirrad eller bortkollrad. Har lyssnat på den här boken och tror jag hade uppskattat den mer om jag läst den. Det är en bokcirkel-bok, så det ska bli intressant att höra vad de andra tycker om ett par dagar.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Mental illness and Alcohol

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious slow-paced

5.0

Say Nothing is a chilling chronicle of The Troubles of Northern Ireland and its aftermath, with special focus on the orchestrated disappearance of civilian mother of ten Jean McConville.  Per the author, Patrick Radden Keefe, the book is not a comprehensive history, but as someone who knew virtually nothing about The Troubles going in, I found Say Nothing to be a great place to start.  I found the account of the Price sisters to be particularly fascinating.  This is a compelling story about people standing up for what they believe in, filled with betrayal and deadly consequences.  Matthew Blaney’s narration is exquisite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Excrement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Suicide, War, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Dementia, Pedophilia, and Child death

mc235's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

The way this book is crafted is masterful--using Jean McConville's disappearance as a way to discuss the Troubles made this feel both like a history text and true crime. I listened to the audio book and although I thought it was fantastic, I do think that I missed out on some footnotes etc., and as is the problem with all audio-nonfiction, you can't look at the references. I felt like it took a fairly balanced view on the whole, and made me want to read more about the period and the conflict. Some really fascinating stuff in this, completely enthralling and tragic. Dolours Price in particular was such an interesting figure who I had never heard of. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Eating disorder, War, and Murder

skeltzer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Abandonment, Death, Eating disorder, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Police brutality and Suicide

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

a must-read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, War, Gore, Grief, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence